Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is
Voting for the first three phases in India’s general elections has concluded. A center-left coalition of parties and the right-wing incumbent coalition are vying for votes and clashing over the issues of
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Journalists and independent media outlets are facing an unprecedented decline in press freedom and a rise of state repression all across the world, according to the annual report published by Reporters without Borders (RSF)
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Two days after the world commemorated Press Freedom Day, Israel ordered the shutdown of the Al Jazeera media network, calling it a “threat to national security” on May 5. Prime Minister Benjamin
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Dozens of cities and towns across Italy commemorated Liberation Day on April 25, reflecting on the struggle against fascism. Amid calls for solidarity and peace issued ahead of the day itself, the
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After years of mobilization and advocacy, Dolutegravir—a first-line drug in HIV treatment—will be more widely available in Colombia, thanks to a compulsory license issued by the government at the end of April. A compulsory
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The 23rd Summit of Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America—Trade Agreement for the People (ALBA-TCP) was held in Caracas, Venezuela on April 24. The summit was the first since Venezuelan
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Five hundred representatives from movements, unions, and parties hailing from countries across the world gathered in Caracas, Venezuela, for the World Gathering for a Social Alternative. The meeting, organized by the Simón
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Over 600 activists from around the world have converged in Mar del Plata, Argentina, to launch the 5th People’s Health Assembly (PHA 5). Under the motto “Making ‘Health for All’ our path
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A court in Ecuador has sentenced Swedish software developer and digital rights activist, Ola Bini, to one year in prison for “Attempted Non-Consensual Access to a Computer System.” The ruling by two out of
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On April 5, dozens of Ecuadorian police officers forcibly entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito and detained former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas had been granted political asylum by Mexico earlier
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Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) failed to reach an agreement on the text of the Pandemic Treaty during the recently concluded ninth round of negotiations of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body
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Egyptians are being hit with another round of price increases at the end of March 2024, less than three weeks after their government implemented further economic “reforms.” The policy changes were put in place
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On Friday, March 22, Kamala Harris marked her first visit to Puerto Rico since becoming Vice President of the United States to attend a Democratic Party fundraiser and was met with mass
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Palestinian trade unions issued a call at the end of March 2024 to unions and labor organizations in the United States to intensify their efforts to put an end to Israel’s genocide
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As the election process unfolds in India, right-to-health networks are urging that more attention be given to healthcare. During the presentation of the People’s Health Manifesto on March 23, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan
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